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Lancaster Festival: Arnett Howard

Arnett Howard leads a group of children in a song during a Major Arts for Minors class Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Howard taught the children about jazz and how to improvise.

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Arnett Howard leads a group of children in a song during a Major Arts for Minors class Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Howard taught the children about jazz and how to improvise. Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette

Connor Arnspiger, 12, center, plays the tambourine as jazz musician Arnett Howard plays for the group Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio in Lancaster. Howard was leading a Lancaster Festival Major Arts for Minors class about jazz. Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette

Arnett Howard plays the trumpet during a Major Arts for Minors class Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Howard taught the assembled children about jazz. Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette

Arnett Howard tries to get Connor Arnspiger, 12, from Pickerington to improvise singing his own name Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Howard lead the hour long class about jazz. Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette

Arnett Howard plays the trumpet for a group of children during a Major Arts for Minors class Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio. Howard taught the children about jazz and how to improvise. Matthew Berry/Eagle-Gazette